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Flying Lotus drops outtakes comp

It's the season of giving and it seems electronic-producer Flying Lotus is finally getting in on the festivities. Taking to Twitter this morning, FlyLo announced he'd be dropping a ZIP File. That file is out now, in the form of an outtakes mix entitled Ideas+drafts+loops. Featuring 24 tracks, the mix incorporates collaborations with: Earl Sweatshirt, MF Doom, Shabazz Palaces, Captain Murphy, The Underachievers, Baths, and more. Also included is a remix of Kanye West's bracing Yeezus cut "Black Skinhead", which includes an appearance by frequent partner-in-crime Thundercat. 

"Some be like "aww flylo why don't u make stuff like ur old stuff'..thats what this moment is for," the producer wrote in speaking to his motivations for the release. You can download the release here, and if you're one of those people who prefers the "old stuff" enjoy the blissful 2010 cut "Mmmhmm" featuring the aforementioned Thundercat. 

 

"Lost" Johnny Cash album out next year

This coming March, an album of "lost" Johnny Cash recordings will be released through Columbia/Legacy. Entitled Out Among the Stars, the LP features 12 tracks discovered by Cash's song John Carter Cash in 2012. Among the work included here are two duets with wife June Carter Cash and an additional duet with fellow Highwaymen Waylon Jennings. Additionally, the album includes two self-penned Cash tracks entitled "Call Your Mother" and "I Came To Believe". 

Produced by frequent Tammy Wynette and George Jones Billy Sherrill, Out Among the Stars was recorded between 1981 and 1984 at Nashville's Columbia Studios and 1111 Sound Studios. The restorative efforts were undertaken by John Carter Cash, along with co-producer Steve Berkowitz, and Cash collaborators like Marty Stuart. Out Among the Stars is available for pre-order here, and while you wait for the release date to arrive, enjoy a clip of Cash performing the iconic "Folsom Prison Blues".

 



St. Vincent announces North American tour

St. Vincent just announced a new self-titled album yesterday and today that news is followed up with the announcement of a 2014 North American tour. Starting February 26th, the after St. Vincent drops, Annie Clark and company will debut in New York City before weaving across the country and wrapping up in Buffalo in mid-April.

Check out the tour dates below and hear the excellent "Birth in Reverse", our first taste of St. Vincent, out February 25th through Republic/Loma Vista.

Tour Dates:
2/26 New York, NY - Terminal 5
2/27 Boston, MA - House of Blues
2/28 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
3/1 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
3/4 Saxapahaw, NC - The Haw River Ballroom
3/5 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
3/7 Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Works
3/8 Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
3/10 Houston, TX - House of Blues
3/14 Dallas, TX - House of Blues
3/18 Phoenix, AZ - Orpheum Theatre
3/19 San Diego, CA - House of Blues
3/21 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
3/22 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater
3/24 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
3/25 Vancouver, British Columbia - The Commodore Ballroom
3/26 Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre
3/28 Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
3/29 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
3/31 Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall
4/1 Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
4/3 Minneapolis, MN - State Theatre
4/4 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
4/5 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
4/6 Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre
4/8 Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
4/9 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
4/10 Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
4/11 Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
4/12 Buffalo, NY - Ashbury Hall

 

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"Between Villains"

The latest addition to the impeccable Adult Swim Singles Series isn't a match so much made in heaven, but an underground layer hidden deep beneath the Earth's core. The lurching beat of the Flying Lotus produced "Between Villains' brings out the best in rap's evildoers, gathering: Earl Sweatshirt, Viktor Vaughan (one of DOOM's many alter-egos), and the virulent Captain Murphy together to plot their take-over. Stream this slice of rap villainy below and look for the download Monday on the Adult Swim site. 

Chief Keef drops new mixtape

 

As great as Chief Keef's 2012 label-debut Finally Rich was, it was noticeably lacking in the urgency that defined the vital Back from the Dead tape. Bang Part Two then is the market correction. "12 Bars" begins with Chief Keef clearly exasperated and the tape only takes off from that two minute sprint. "Buy It" orbits in the drugged-out Gucci Mane universe and "What I Wanna Do" has Keef counting money over one of the busiest beats of his young career. There's no lane-clogging appearances from high-profile rappers to be found here, just Chief Keef rushing to the finish line with no competition in sight.

Download Bang Part 2 here and check out the new video for Finally Rich bonus track "Citgo" below.

Drake shares album details

Drake's 3rd LP Nothing Was The Same is a day and a month away from it's scheduled release date and we still don't have an album cover or tracklist, but the Toronto MC has shed more light on the highly anticipated album. Speaking in brief with Rolling Stone, Drizzy promised spots from Young Money ringleader Lil Wayne (surprise surprise) and Jay-Z, as well as production credits from TNGHT's Hudson Mohawke. There will be a song entitled "Connect", which Drake defines as "painful and beautiful at the same time". No word yet on the album-status of songs like: "5 AM in Toronto" or "Girls Love Beyoncé". 

While you play the waiting game, pause with the promo video featuring a Grammy award turned beverage holder.

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